Nigeria becomes first country to acquire cosmic rays detector in Africa – NASRDA
May 3, 2024 The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate…
Oil majors offered faster Nigerian exit if they pay for cleanup
May 3, 2024 Oil Majors such as Exxon Mobil and Shell that aim to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil can get quicker approval to do so if they take responsibility for…
Tinubu to commission critical gas infrastructure projects
President Bola Tinubu is set to commission three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and partners. The projects support the federal…
FG adds 625MW to national grid – Minister claims
Amid incessant blackouts, the Federal Government said it has added 625MW of power to the national grid, increasing the grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW. . Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser,…
UBA Champions Youth Empowerment, Employs 398 Across Africa
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), held the second edition of its expanded Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP) class of 2024, where 398 young Africans were inducted into…
Turkey halts all trade with Israel; Jerusalem tags Erdogan ‘dictator’
Turkey announced Thursday that it stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel, in a highly impactful move against Jerusalem over the war against Hamas. Citing Israel’s military…
ExxonMobil’s $1.3bn oil asset sale to Seplat gets approval in weeks
ExxonMobil’s asset sale to Seplat Energy could be approved in less than two weeks, Nigeria’s oil regulator said on Thursday, ending a two-year delay since the deal was first agreed….
Nigeria could approve Exxon’s $1.3 billion oil asset sale to Seplat in weeks
May 2, 2024 Exxon Mobil’s asset sale to Seplat Energy could be approved in less than two weeks, Nigeria’s oil regulator told Reuters on Thursday, ending a two-year delay since…
Dream Come True, As NDDC Inaugurates Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce Board
By Willie Etim When the idea was first muted, a number of cynics dismissed it, typical of naysayers in our society. They thought that all the effort will end in…
New minimum wage effective May 1, 2024; NLC rejects 35% pay rise
The Federal Government has said that the new minimum wage being proposed will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday…